Healthcare Trends


  1. Complete the Module 2 Readings prior to working on this assignment. 
  2. Download the following report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Health, United States 2011Links to an external site..
    • Review the data in the report about mortality and morbidity.
    • Document your thoughts as you review the data.
    • Specifically, state what the data shows and what are the data trends.
    • Based on your review, comment on the following:
      • Based on the mortality and morbidity data, identify changes that seem to be occurring – you must discuss more than one change.
      • What might these changes be attributed to, and what do they mean for the future of healthcare delivery?
      • Respond to what you have observed from your analysis of the CDC report: when is the use of regulation appropriate in the delivery of healthcare services?
      • How would you evaluate the effectiveness of regulatory efforts aimed at hospitals and at physicians?
      • What additional recommendations would you make to current healthcare leaders in order to address patient care improvement?
  3. Conduct additional research for the issues above. Use the resources at the Franklin University LibraryLinks to an external site. to obtain at least three relevant, scholarly sources.
  4. Write a 3-4 page paper in which you address the items that you researched in the CDC Report.
    • You must incorporate research into your paper from at least three relevant, scholarly resources.
    • Follow all applicable APA GuidelinesLinks to an external site. regarding in-text citations, list of cited references, and document formatting for this paper. Failure to properly cite and reference sources constitutes plagiarism. 
    • The title page and reference list are not included in the page count for this paper.

Reference for the book (chapter 3 and Chapter 4): Shi, L. (2014). Delivering Health Care in America (6th Edition). Jones & Bartlett Learning. https://reader2.yuzu.com/books/978128406367